#156D6F#156D6F

#156D6F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.077 H 197.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#156D6F
RGB	rgb(21, 109, 111)
HSL	hsl(181, 68%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(181, 81%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(81.1%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, -23.41, -8.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 24.83, 199.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% -0.0738 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.077 197.3)
XYZ	xyz(8.6458, 12.2433, 16.9434)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#156D6F #6F1715

analogous

#156F44 #156D6F #15406F

triadic

#156D6F #6F156D #6D6F15

tetradic

#156D6F #44156F #6F1715 #406F15

square

#156D6F #44156F #6F1715 #406F15

split-complementary

#156D6F #6F1540 #6F4415

monochromatic

#05191A #0B3A3C #156D6F #1FA0A2 #28D2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#156D6F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#156D6F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #156D6F

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##156D6F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##156D6F	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#65676F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#585E70

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00716D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #156d6f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(21, 109, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.077 197.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#659798',
    500: '#156d6f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #156d6f;
$custom-light: #659798;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#156d6f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 21,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.333,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48774,
    "c": 0.07728,
    "h": 197.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#156D6F

secondary

#A53D3A

accent

#413DEB

background

#F6F9F9

surface

#EBF2F2

border

#C6CCCC

text

#070D0D

muted

#7A7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #156D6F

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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